Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0020826
VILLAGE OF LEIPSIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS, Leipsic, OH: NPDES OH0020826 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 47Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VILLAGE OF LEIPSIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS, held by Village Of Leipsic, holds NPDES permit OH0020826, which discharges to Little Yellow Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 26, 2018 and expiring December 31, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | VILLAGE OF LEIPSIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Village Of Leipsic |
| NPDES ID | OH0020826 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 26, 2018 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2023 |
| Address | Leipsic, OH 45856 |
| Receiving water | Little Yellow Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Chapman Creek (HUC 050800011606) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 48Pollutants on file
- 47Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 11With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury, total low level | 10 | 11 | 11 | June 30, 2025 | 969% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 10 | 10 | April 30, 2025 | 45% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 5 | 5 | April 30, 2026 | 119% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 18 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2010 | 30% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2007 | 269% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2007 | 246% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2007 | 136% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 4 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2007 | 159% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | February 29, 2008 | |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2011 | 10% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2006 | 760% over the limit |
| Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH, minimum | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, tot in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, tot in bot deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES OH0020826.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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